This
was another excellent show, staged by the budgerigar societies of South Shields
and Sunderland, and it was enhanced by the tremendous support of local fanciers,
who entered a total of 632 exhibits. Of these, a benched entry of 507 was
reported. Regrettably, this represented a drop of some 100 entries, but it was
generally agreed that this was another excellent show

The
judging team of K Brockwell, J Cooke, R Steele and R Townsend had a happy task
in judging classes which had reasonable entries, both numerically and in general
quality.

The show ran fairly smoothly, although it was reported that service to the
office broke down from time to time. Problems otherwise were happily thin on the
ground, so much so that the judges’ tasks were completed in good time to
enable the show to be dressed out to welcome an enthusiastic public!

And the winners? It was good to welcome M Miller (R & M Miller) whose well
chosen team took a number of awards, including Best in Show with a much admired
Yellow face Grey cock, and Best Opposite Sex Young Bird in Show. John Rogers
young Grey Hen took the Best Young Bird award, ample reward for his journey from
Wales to his native North East while Ken Tart took the specials for Best
Opposite Sex Any Age.

MAJOR AWARDS

Best in Show
R & M Miller Best Young Bird in Show J
Rogers

Best Opp Sex Any Age K
Tart Best Opp Sex Young Bird R & M Miller

The challenge certificate were otherwise well distributed amongst fanciers
across the sections and the show promoting societies were well represented in
Challenge certificate success by K Allison (2), E W Freel, Marshall & Shotton
(4) . A well deserved 'haul' for fanciers who are
enthusiastic stalwarts.

For those of us who had been at the show for most of the morning, there was the
pleasure of partaking in an Pie & Peas lunch, professionally provided by
Ed Freel, a keen breeder and exhibitor of budgerigars, who at this show must
again have felt that he was now feeding a flock of Gannets! Thanks, Ed - it was
great and I can't wait for the next such event

One
of the biggest talking points of this show, however, was inanimate!! After a
number of years, the North East National again has its own staging, thanks to
the efforts of Mick Cook his team of experts.
The advantage of this wooden staging, very reminiscent of conventional staging
over the years, is that it is light compared to the metal staging which we have
been using. Additionally, as we are able to store the staging at the show hall,
we do not have the haulage problems - thus saving considerable expense to the
show. This saving alone will eventually pay for the cost of construction.

All in all, a very happy
and successful show. As always, it was very much a team event and, as one who
has of necessity been 'on the sidelines' in the last year or two it was good to
see the enthusiasm which manifests itself on these occasions. Hopefully, this
will in the future provide a good platform toward building up monthly society
life.

My
personal thanks to all who took part in any way - and
particular thanks to Brian Batey who did so much of the Show secretarial work,
especially on the day of the show, ably assisted by Dean Harding who has
returned to the hobby after many years.

We
look forward to the continued pleasure of Dean's company for many years to come!

This
was another excellent show, staged by the budgerigar societies of South Shields
and Sunderland, and it was enhanced by the tremendous support of local fanciers,
who entered a total of 724 exhibits. Of these, a benched entry of 600+ was
reported. Hopefully this is a sign that the North East National is on its way up
again. There have been many 'pits and troughs' since our first amalgamated show,
in Sunderland, in 1965.

On a wider scale, is it too soon to hope that this also signals a return
for the fancy which has seemed to be in decline for a few years now? Certainly
the judging team of G D Findlay, N Flavell, R Payne and R Quigley had a happy
task in judging classes which had reasonable entries, both numerically and in
general quality.

The show ran very smoothly, and the usual ‘blips’ were happily thin on
the ground, so much so that the judges’ tasks were completed in good time to
enable the show to be dressed to receive an enthusiastic public!

And the winners? As I have reported often in the past, Charlie Bowman
led the field overall, and not only was his Opaline Cock Adult adjudged Best in
Show, but he also annexed the Best Young Bird award with his very smart and
well sized Normal Light Green Cock, staged to perfection.

The challenge certificate for Normal Green went to Keith Allison, who
went on to take a further three challenge certificates, for Grey Green, Opaline
Cinnamon and Any Other Colour. A well deserved 'haul' for a fancier who is an
enthusiastic stalwart of Sunderland BS.

One of the major awards, Best Opposite Sex Any Age went to a skyblue
hen staged by Derek Shotton Jr, making a welcome and dramatic return to the
fancy.

For those of us who had been at the show for most of the morning, there
was the pleasure of partaking in an excellent buffet lunch, professionally
provided by Ed Freel, a keen breeder and exhibitor of budgerigars, who at this
show must have felt that he was now feeding a flock of Gannets! Thanks, Ed - it
was great and I can't wait for the next such event

All in
all, a very happy and successful show. Our thanks to all who took part in any
way - and particular thanks to Brian Batey who did so much of the Show
secretarial work, especially on the day of the show

HOW TO GET THERE BY CAR........

The venue is
on Grindon Lane and is easily accessible for those travelling by car, (Postcode
for "SAT NAV" users is SR4 8HW)from the North, South and West of
the city - which is well served by good trunk roads/motorways A1(m) & A19) to
within only a few miles. They give on to two major roads into the city from its
western side,
the A183 and the A690, whichare
actually linked by Grindon Lane - so the hall is easy (and quick) to find!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The committee and members of
South Shields BS and Sunderland BS acknowledge, with gratitude the generosity of
our sponsors - Bucktons and D R Foster, without whose support this show would
have been much more difficult to stage to its present standard. Our additional
thanks to the recent members of the, sadly closed, BLYTH VALLEY BS who made a
generous donation from their closing club funds.

We are also grateful to all
societies, members, family and friends without whose cheerful and valuable
support and encouragement the task of staging this event would have been very
hard work !!

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MAIN FEATURES

1 It is a CHAMPIONSHIP PATRONAGE show of the
Budgerigar Society and has Affiliated Patronage from the NBS, plus patronage
from Area Societies and Specialist societies as well as local clubs

£10 Best Young Bird in Each Champion,
Intermediate, Novice & Beginner section down to £1 for 6th Best

£8 Best Any Age in Each Champion,
Intermediate, Novice & Beginner section down to £1 for 5th Best

Junior Specials -- Best Young Bird £5 2nd Best £2

Best Any Age £3 2nd Best
£1

BEST IN SHOW £50 (sponsored by Dave Foster)

BEST YOUNG BIRD IN SHOW £50BEST ANY AGE IN SHOW £25

7. The full BS Bio-security Guidelines
will be in place at this show, so show with confidence

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Schedule

This Show is held under the Rules and conditions of the

Budgerigar Society.

This
is a SILVER CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW of the BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY,

Spring Gardens, NORTHAMPTON
NN1 1DR. Joining/re-joining fee £5.00 per member.
Annual Subscription 2009 - £23.00. PARTNERSHIPS at one a
Senior members (aged 65+ ) £18.40. Disabled - £18.40. Juniors
(aged 8- 16) - £14.95
(Subscription year :January to December Exhibitors
must mark their entry form "BS" and be confirmed as fully paid up members in
order to compete for the following awards :-

BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY SPECIAL PRIZES

BEST BUDGERIGAR IN SHOW
ROSETTE (OPEN AWARD)

BEST ANY AGE IN
SHOW ROSETTE

BEST YOUNG BIRD IN
SHOW ROSETTE

BEST ANY AGE IN EACH SECTION
ROSETTE

BEST YOUNG BIRD IN EACH SECTION
ROSETTE AND DIPLOMA

2ND BEST YOUNG BIRD IN EACH SECTION ROSETTE

BEST JUNIOR ANY
AGE ROSETTE

BEST JUNIOR YOUNG
BIRD ROSETTE AND DIPLOMA

YOUNG BIRD CLASSES

All birds competing in these classes must be wearing the
official closed coded ring of the actual exhibitor with the CURRENT YEAR
thereon. Such rings to have been purchased through the BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY. All
entries must be accompanied by
a written declaration on the
entry form to the effect that these conditions are in order.

BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY SPECIAL PRIZES

CHALLENGE CERTIFICATES

BIS
BEST IN SHOW (IN ADDITION TO COLOUR CERTIFICATE)

BEST
YOUNG BIRD IN SHOW CERTIFICATE

1 BEST NORMAL
GREEN

2 BEST NORMAL BLUE

3 BEST GREYGREEN

4 BEST GREY

5 BEST OPALINE GREEN (INCLUDING OPALINE GREYGREEN)

6 BEST OPALINE BLUE (INCLUDING OPALINE GREY)

7 BEST NORMAL CINNAMON

8 BEST OPALINE CINNAMON

9 BEST LUTINO

10 BEST ALBINO

11 BEST YELLOW WING

12 BEST WHITE WING

13 BEST CREST OR TUFT

14 BEST SPANGLE

15 BEST DOMINANT PIED

16 BEST RECESSIVE PIED

17 BEST YELLOWFACE OR GOLDENFACE

18 BEST RARE VARIETY

19 BEST ANY OTHER COLOUR

CERTIFICATES WILL BE GRADED ON THE DAY BIS CERTIFICATE (4
POINTS) BYB CERTIFICATE (NIL POINTS)

CERTIFICATES OF MERIT:-

BEST
NOVICE YOUNG BIRD BEST BEGINNER YOUNG BIRD BEST JUNIOR YOUNG BIRD

1. THESE
CERTIFICATES TO BE AWARDED TO THE HIGHEST PLACED EXHIBIT IN THESE SECTIONS THAT
HAVE NOT WON A CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE

AT TODAY’S
SHOW

2. Mistakes
to C.C’s should be notified at the show on the day, as once exhibits have been
removed from the show mistakes cannot be rectified

The
Breeder of the Year competition is
sponsored by “Buckton’s”,
Cranswick
Pet Products, Pexton Road, Kellythorpe Industrial Estate, Driffield, East
Yorkshire, YO25 9DJ. Tel 01377 200 800. Suppliers of High Quality Seed
products with bespoke blends manufactured exclusively for the Budgerigar Society
to suit the needs of the individual fancier and competitively priced to suit all
pockets. For every bag of seed sold, George Buckton Ltd give back to the
Budgerigar Society £1.00 plus £5,000 in Sponsorship which in turn is used to pay
for the rosettes at your show; The B.S has also introduced a commission system
that will put money back into the Area Societies. For details of your nearest
stockist see “The Budgerigar” or contact the BS office or Cranswick |Pet
Products directly. These awards are for competition by BS members only.

THE BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY BREEDER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION SPONSORED
BY BUCKTONS

For
Budgerigar Society members only.

To compete in this competition you must nominate Buckton’s (Mark
entry form X)

At this
show points will be awarded to the Best Young Bird in Each Section

RULES & CONDITIONS

1.
The competition is only open to all members of The Budgerigar Society

2. An award
will be given to the Best breeder of the year in each of the five Young
Bird sections, i.e. Champion, Intermediate, Novice, Beginner & Junior.

3. The competition
will be run throughout the show season at The BS World Championship Show,
Area, Gold, Silver & Bronze Championship Shows.

4. The winners will
be announced in February of each year and the awards presented at The
Budgerigar Society World Championship Show later that year,

5. The winners will
be the exhibitors gaining the most points within their respective sections in
his/her/their area of residence At ALL. SHOWS
within the UK
receiving the appropriate BS Patronage.

6. Points will
be awarded to Best Young Bird in Section as follows from those exhibitors who
qualify (see rule 1) and nominate Bucktons on their entry form:-

World Championship Show 25 points

Area Championship Shows 15 Points

Gold Championship Shows 10 Points

Silver Championship Shows 5 Points

Bronze Championship Shows 1 Point

A bird gaining Best Young Bird in show will receive additional
points as follows:-

World Championship Show 25 points

Area Championship Shows 10 Points

Gold Championship Shows 5 Points

Silver Championship Shows 3 Points

Bronze Championship Shows 1 Point

At the World Championship Show points will be awarded to
qualifying exhibitors as follows:-

Best of Colour Y/B 10 points

Best of Colour Champion Y/B 5 points

Best of Colour Intermediate Y/B 5 points

Best of Colour Novice Y/B 5 points

Best of Colour Beginner Y/B 5 points

Best of Colour Junior Y/B 5 points

7.In
the event of an overall tie, the winner would be the one who gained most points
at the BS Club Show, if still a tie, then at most points at Area Shows, if still
a tie, at Gold, then Silver and finally, if needs be, most points at Bronze.

8.All
patronage returns of the relevant shows received by 12 noon on the 31 January at
the BS office will be taken into account.

9.The
points received throughout the show season will be added together to determine
the winners

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THIS IS AN AFFILIATED PATRONAGE SHOW OF THE NORTHERN BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY.

Annual Subscription: Adult
Members £12.50 Partnerships £12.50 per partner, Partnerships living at same
address £12.50 plus £7.50 for each additional member of the partnership.Senior
members, registered disabled members and Junior members £7.50

A joining fee of 50p is
payable for new or lapsed members. Life membershgip can be obtained for
£125.00. Patronage Secretary Mrs C Cooke 7 Palmer Close Penistone, Sheffield S36
6DJ to whom all patronage correspondence should be sent. Fully paid up members
only may compete for the following awards and must mark their entry forms ‘C’

SHOW SECRETARY J M COOK If you have any complaint, criticism, suggestion, or
indeed if you wish to give a word of praise or encouragement, please do not
hesitate in contacting one of the officers listed above, or any member.

If you wish to register your approval by making a donation to boost the 2010
North East National fund, please see Arnie Kyle

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RULES AND CONDITIONS.

Birds offered for sale shall have the price stated on the entry form
for inclusion in the catalogue. If not for sale no marking is required. Where
price is stated, the bird shall be sold at entry form price or to the highest
bidder, if higher. There will be NO COMMISSION from the sale of birds out of
the sales class. Claimed exhibits will become the property of the highest
bidder at 4:30 pm.

Watering of birds is the responsibility of the exhibitor

Judges decisions on wrongly classed birds will be final.

Any complaints will be dealt with by the show committee.

No unofficial person will be allowed in the show hall
until the show is open to the public. Fanciers who would like to steward should
contact the Show Manager.)

Judging will commence at 9:00 am and any birds arriving
after this time will be too late for judging.

All birds will be judged. Only one bird per cage is
allowed (this is per RSPCA) - we will have to refuse any entry not properly
staged in this respect.

The society will give every care and attention to all
birds at the show, but cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage during
transit.

Any matter not herein covered, or arising, will be
referred to the Show Committee whose decision will be final.

PLEASE
REMEMBER THAT THIS YEAR ONLY THE “NEW-STYLE” SHOW CAGE IS ACCEPTABLE

(Entries in these classes should comprise all cocks or hens or 50% of each, and
all of one colour

SALES CLASSES Any Cock Class
941 Any Hen Class 942

(These
classes, for which the entry fee is 50p per bird will be judged. Only one bird
per cage is allowed. No commission deducted from SALES CLASSES , but any sold
from the competitive classes will carry a charge of 15% commission)